<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-21-067134.txt : 20211130
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-21-067134
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20211126
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211130
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211130

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Kastner Janeen B.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001622407

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14187
		FILM NUMBER:		211459984

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2628 PEARL ROAD
		STREET 2:		P.O. BOX 777
		CITY:			MEDINA
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44258

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000110621
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PAINTS, VARNISHES, LACQUERS, ENAMELS & ALLIED PRODUCTS [2851]
		IRS NUMBER:				020642224
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0531

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2628 PEARL RD
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 777
		CITY:			MEDINA
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44258
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3302735090

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2628 PEARL RD
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 777
		CITY:			MEDINA
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44258

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/OH/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20021015

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RPM INC/OH/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	REPUBLIC POWDERED METALS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19711027
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        <issuerName>RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/</issuerName>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
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            <officerTitle>VP Corp. Benefits/Risk Mgmt.</officerTitle>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>91.51</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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            </ownershipNature>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On November 26, 2021, 17,848 shares of Common Stock issued to the reporting person pursuant to the 2007 RPM International Inc. Restricted Stock Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;) vested.  In accordance with the terms of the Plan, the reporting person disposed of 7,320 shares of Common Stock back to the issuer to satisfy tax obligations of the reporting person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes an aggregate of 9,937 shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan, 10,528 vested restricted shares of Common Stock held in escrow in the Plan until the reporting persons' retirement and 14,900 shares of Common Stock, issued as Performance Earned Restricted Stock, pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Approximate number of shares held as of November 26, 2021 in the account of reporting person by Wachovia Bank, N.A., as Trustee of the RPM International Inc. 401(k) Trust and Plan, as amended.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">No transaction is being reported on this line.  Reported on a previously filed Form 3 or Form 4.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Stock Appreciation Rights granted pursuant to the RPM International Inc. 2004 and 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Plans in exempt transactions under Rule 16b-3.  These Stock Appreciation Rights vest in four equal annual installments commencing one year after the date of grant. These Stock Appreciation Rights were granted between 2015 and 2021 and expire 10 years from the date of grant.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Janeen B. Kastner, by Gregory J. Dziak, her attorney-in-fact pursuant to Power of Attorney dated October 9, 2014 on filed with the Commission</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-11-30</signatureDate>
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